This document is a resume for Mary S. Hall, an experienced corporate and legal administrative assistant with over 15 years of experience working in large law firms. She has expertise in areas such as client billing, document production, calendar management, and legal research. Her most recent experience was temping at various law firms over the past year. Previously, she worked for over 8 years at Hunton & Williams LLP and also held positions at Chadbourne & Parke and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.

1. M A R Y S . H A L L
1276 N. WAY N E STREET #817, AR LIN G TO N , VA 22201
(202) 841-9699 | hallms@icloud.com
S U M M A R Y
Seasoned corporate and legal administrative assistant with significant experience in large law firm settings.
Ability to work in fast-paced environments. Demonstrated accomplishments and expertise in:
• Working for as many as 4 attorneys
(partners and associates) in various
practice groups, including corporate,
litigation, environmental, antitrust and
real estate
• Processing conflicts screening for new
business matters
• Preparing RFPs for potential new clients
• Opening new client matters
• Proficiency in electronic file management
• Client billing
• Document production and working on
pleadings and briefs
• Creating TOCs and TOAs
• Redlining and working in track changes
• Working with client files in Serengeti
• Preparing PowerPoint presentations
• Creating and maintaining pleadings binders
• Legal research
• Making travel arrangements, including international
travel for multiple attorneys at the same time
• Preparing expense reports
• Maintaining busy attorney calendars
• Coordinating meetings and conference calls
• Maintaining confidentiality
• Excellent communication and time management skills
• Being a team player
E X P E R I E N C E
I HAVE BEEN TEMPING FOR THE PAST YEAR AT VARIOUS LAW FIRMS.
HUNTON & WILLIAMS LLP, Washington, DC, 2/2005 to 12/2013
Senior Professional Assistant to four attorneys (partners and associates) in various practice groups,
primarily corporate, litigation and environmental. Coordinated conflicts reporting and opened new client
matters on an almost daily basis; managed quarterly budget reports in Serengeti for client with over 60
matters; maintained attorneys’ electronic file management; managed attorneys’ calendars; coordinated
meetings and conference calls; managed travel arrangements for attorneys; prepared expense reports; entered
attorney time; client billing; prepared PowerPoint presentations; conducted environmental legal research;
document production; worked with pdfs; and other administrative and legal assistant duties as required.
CHADBOURNE & PARKE, Washington, DC, 9/2004 to 2/2005
Legal Secretary/Assistant to partner and two associates in Energy and Project Finance. Responsibilities included
making travel arrangements; extensive client billing; document production; filing; and other administrative duties.
Left this position to join Hunton & Williams with partner from Akin Gump.
AKIN GUMP STRAUSS HAUER & FELD LLP, Washington, DC, 8/1999 to 7/2004
Legal Secretary/Assistant to a partner in Project Development and Finance (PDF), the Director of
Marketing/Practice Development and an associate with the Project Finance group. Prepared formal and electronic
correspondence and communications utilizing Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook; coordinated section meetings
and travel; coordinated transaction document distribution and deadlines; exercised full discretion regarding
partner’s calendar and scheduling; prepared drafts for monthly attorney time reports; prepared client bills and
handled detailed billing; conducted internet research which was utilized for marketing purposes; processed
conflicts screening for new business matters.
E D U C A T I O N
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY/MEDICAL COLLEGE OF VIRGINIA
Richmond, VA
B.S. in Health Care Management/Business Management, 1985
S K I L L S
Microsoft 2007 and 2010, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Serengeti, EMF e-filing system for document
management, InterAction, CMS and Elite billing software, CarpeDiem, Chrome River